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Ci-dessous, accédez à l’ensemble des publications les plus récentes des quatre artistes participants. Pour accéder à leurs publications de façon individuelle, veuillez sélectionner leurs noms dans le menu de droite.

John McDougall

Moving Histories: Heritage, Migration & Storytelling

In the last four years, upwards of twenty thousand men, women, and children have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Many more are missing. Given Lightwaves’ themes of heritage and migration it is hard to ignore this fact—not merely because of the horror that comes with analyzing these numbers, but also because of the shifts in political and social…
September 18, 2018
Bertrand Carrière

Editing the work – Thinking of Paul Strand

I'm in the process of editing the work for the upcoming Lightwaves shows in Glasgow at Street Level Photoworks ( September 22) and in Québec at Vuphoto (October 26). I'm happy with what I'm discovering in all the images, from portraits to landsacpes and street scenes. My goal is to make these two presentations different, with a specific selection of…
August 8, 2018
Bertrand Carrière

Et à la fin…

La seule façon d’être fidèle au Temps, écrit Balthazar, est d’intercaler les réalités, car en chaque point du Temps les possibilités sont infinies dans leur multiplicité. Vivre c’est choisir. Perpétuellement réserver son jugement, perpétuellement choisir.         Balthazar, Laurence Durell C’est fini. Où est vraiment la fin ? Les appareils sont rangés, la valise est faite. Je quitte l’Écosse dans quelques…
June 30, 2018
Bertrand Carrière

And in the end…

It’s the end. Or is it really ? The cameras have been tucked away, my suitcase is ready. I’m leaving Scotland in a few days. I’m happy to head home, the residency is an intense creative experience. But I’m also sad to leave this working state of grace and Scottish life. I’ve integrated a daily life in my neighborhood of…
June 30, 2018